New Jersey wildfire 75% contained as all roads to reopen soon, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi and Tina Burnside, CNN The wildfire in New Jersey that has burned nearly 4,000 acres in is 75% contained are to reopen, the New…
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Record warmth in areas with a record snowpack may cause hazardous flooding this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This week will be draining in a literal sense, due to rapid snowmelt. A great thaw is set to begin, which will…
Continue ReadingRecord warmth in areas with a record snowpack may cause hazardous flooding this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This week will be draining in a literal sense, due to rapid snowmelt. A great thaw is set to begin, which will…
Continue ReadingWhy severe weather this year has been so destructive and deadly
By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and…
Continue ReadingStorm system that killed 5 people in Missouri threatens 50 million Americans with severe weather
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Haley Brink and Andi Babineau, CNN A destructive storm system that spawned at least 11 tornado…
Continue ReadingStorm system that killed 5 people in Missouri threatens 50 million Americans with severe weather
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Haley Brink and Andi Babineau, CNN A destructive storm system that spawned at least 11 tornado…
Continue ReadingTornadoes and baseball-sized hail hit Midwest as millions remain under severe weather threats
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Christina Zdanowicz, Dave Hennen and Haley Brink, CNN A storm system on Tuesday evening was bringing severe weather…
Continue ReadingAs another round of severe weather looms, researchers meet storms face-to-face to improve lead times
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist The weather pattern has been relentless in recent weeks. There have been more than 160 tornado reports since…
Continue ReadingAt least 22 killed and dozens hospitalized after violent storms and large tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest
By Aya Elamroussi, Jay Croft and Christina Maxouris, CNN At least 22 people died in the devastating storms and violent tornadoes that leveled entire…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 dead, dozens hospitalized after violent tornadoes devastate central US
By Christina Maxouris and Gene Norman, CNN At least three people are dead and dozens of others were hospitalized after a series of brutal tornadoes…
Continue ReadingSevere weather threat ramps up as western storm pushes east
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia faces a second day of heavy rain and snow, adding to record snow levels and flooding concerns
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A powerful Pacific storm isn’t finished battering California, as the state entered day two of heavy…
Continue ReadingWaterlogged California set to get more rain, wind and snow, exacerbating flooding concerns
By Madison Richardson and CNN meteorologists Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett A powerful Pacific storm continues to bring more rain, snow and…
Continue Reading‘April is coming at us like a freight train’: Already busy tornado season has meteorologists nervous for peak season
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist It has been an extremely active year in terms of severe weather, with well above normal numbers in terms of…
Continue ReadingWinter storm set to cause more downed trees, power outages, and flooding for California
By Madison Richardson, Allison Chinchar, and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists A powerful winter storm system will strengthen over the Pacific,…
Continue ReadingSevere weather threat ramps up as western storm pushes east
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying,…
Continue ReadingA baby and her father are among dozens killed in the storm-ravaged South. Now a new round of dangerous weather targets the Southeast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of…
Continue Reading30 million Southerners are at risk of dangerous weather Sunday — just after tornadoes and storms killed 26 people
By Nouran Salahieh, Haley Brink, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same…
Continue Reading30 million Southerners are at risk of dangerous weather Sunday — just after tornadoes and storms killed 26 people
By Nouran Salahieh, Haley Brink, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same…
Continue ReadingAt least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is ‘gone,’ mayor says
By Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess, Sharif Paget, Mallika Kallingal and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured…
Continue ReadingAt least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is ‘gone,’ mayor says
By Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess, Sharif Paget, Mallika Kallingal and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured…
Continue ReadingMillions under the threat of strong tornadoes and flash flooding Friday
By Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Mallika Kallingal and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential…
Continue ReadingDifferent types of flash flooding and what causes it
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Flash flooding is weather’s No. 2 killer, claiming more lives than anything but heat, so it’s…
Continue ReadingMillions under the threat of strong tornadoes and flash flooding Friday
By Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Mallika Kallingal and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles area hit by rare tornado — the strongest one to hit the county since 1983
By Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles area hit by rare tornado — the strongest one to hit the county since 1983
By Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles area hit by rare tornado — the strongest one to hit the county since 1983
By Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los…
Continue ReadingMore than 120,000 power outages reported in California after another atmospheric river brings heavy rain and hurricane-force winds
By Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 120,000 California homes and businesses were without power Wednesday morning after another…
Continue ReadingForecasters fear rapid snowmelt in the Midwest could turn into major flooding this spring
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This winter season has truly been remarkable to see snowfall of epic proportions blanket upstate New York, the…
Continue ReadingAnother atmospheric river will thrash storm-ravaged California, threatening more flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts
By Nouran Salahieh, Rob Shackelford and Holly Yan, CNN Swaths of California still saturated by ruthless storms will get walloped by another…
Continue Reading100,000 Californians still have no power as storms whip hurricane-force winds, flood homes and threaten 25 million people in other states
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton and Holly Yan, CNN The storm system that’s hammered California this week is heading east — but not before…
Continue ReadingNearly 200,000 customers without power in the Northeast as strong winds from a departing nor’easter linger in the region
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN Parts of a nor’easter that buried portions of the Northeast under feet of snow and left hundreds of…
Continue Reading100,000 Californians still have no power as storms whip hurricane-force winds, flood homes and threaten 25 million people in other states
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton and Holly Yan, CNN The storm system that’s hammered California this week is heading east — but not before…
Continue ReadingA new atmospheric river slams flood-ravaged California, threatening landslides and forcing more residents to flee
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN Another atmospheric river is walloping storm-ravaged California, inundating cities already flooded…
Continue ReadingFirst nor’easter of the season dumps heavy snow and cuts off power to hundreds of thousands across Northeast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone, Monica Garrett and Christina Maxouris, CNN The season’s first nor’easter has dropped nearly 3 feet of…
Continue ReadingFirst nor’easter of the season set to hit the Northeast and New England
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Much of the Northeast and New England so far has experienced an unusually quiet winter season (aside from areas…
Continue ReadingWhat is a nor’easter?
By Jennifer Gray and Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologists A nor’easter is a storm that travels along the US East Coast and typically has coastal…
Continue ReadingCalifornia faces persistent flooding over the weekend after rounds of deadly storms
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Forceful flooding that washed away roads and sent residents across parts of northern and central California fleeing their…
Continue Reading2 dead, nearly 10,000 under evacuation orders as California floods intensify
By Alaa Elassar, Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton and Cheri Mossburg, CNN At least two people have died as the result of the ongoing storms inundating…
Continue ReadingAnother atmospheric river will thrash storm-ravaged California, threatening more flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts
By Nouran Salahieh, Rob Shackelford and Holly Yan, CNN Swaths of California still saturated by ruthless storms will get walloped by another…
Continue ReadingLa Niña has ended and El Niño will form during hurricane season, forecasters say
By Allison Chinchar and Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologists After three consecutive years of an unusually stubborn pattern, La Niña has officially…
Continue ReadingRain rates in California during newest storm may reach 1 inch per hour
By Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Ward, Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN Millions of Californians already hammered by ferocious snowfall were hit Thursday by…
Continue ReadingWhat is an atmospheric river?
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist An atmospheric river is a plume of moisture that helps carry saturated air from the tropics to higher latitudes,…
Continue ReadingRain rates in California during newest storm may reach 1 inch per hour
By Aya Elamroussi, Taylor Ward, Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN Millions of Californians already hammered by ferocious snowfall were hit Thursday by…
Continue ReadingSome California residents are urged to prepare 2 weeks of essentials ahead of expected flooding
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Officials in California are imploring residents to prepare for a powerful storm set to lash the region with torrential rain…
Continue ReadingThreat of late-week flooding across much of California increases
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist The threat of flooding later this week continues to increase across much of California. The Weather Prediction…
Continue ReadingAfter a record warm February, winter cold is returning
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist For the last several weeks, high temperatures have been breaking records. Many of you may have kissed winter…
Continue ReadingResidents in Southern California remain trapped by snow as another round of winter weather hits the northern region of the state
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN After back-to-back winter storms overwhelmed many of California’s…
Continue ReadingResidents in Southern California remain trapped by snow as another round of winter weather hits the northern region of the state
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN After back-to-back winter storms overwhelmed many of California’s…
Continue ReadingAt least 13 people are dead as severe storms bring tornadoes and flooding to South, now sweeps across Northeast
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 13 people have died in multiple states due to severe weather across the country as…
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